Colobodactylus
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Colobodactylus (common name: Amaral's teiids) is a small genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Brazil.<ref name=RDB>Template:NRDB genus</ref><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Species
There are two species in the genus Colobodactylus.<ref name=RDB/>
- Colobodactylus dalcyanus Template:Small - Vanzolini's teiid
- Colobodactylus taunayi Template:Small - Taunay teiid
Etymology
The specific name, dalcyanus, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982).<ref>"Colobodactylus darcyanus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile database.org.</ref><ref name="EDR"/>Template:Rp
The specific name, taunayi, is in honor of Brazilian historian Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay (1876–1958).<ref name="EDR">Template:EponymDictionaryReptiles</ref>Template:Rp
References
Further reading
- Amaral A (1933). "Estudos sobre Lacertilios neotropicos. I. Novos generos e especies de lagartos do Brasil ". Memorias do Instituto Butantan 7: 51–75. (Colobodactylus, new genus, p. 70; Colobodactylus taunayi, new species, pp. 70–71). (in Portuguese).